What kind of art or modeling software existed in the Windows 98 days?

[skykiii]

I wanted to goof around and create something like its the 90s. Thing is back then the only program I really knew existed was MS Paint. Did anyone here do art shit back then? Do you remember what you used?

 

[BradeRunna]

Shitty MS paint art was popular back in the mid to late 2000's. Everyone liked it.

 

[anliteralidiot]

Shitty MS paint art was popular back in the mid to late 2000's. Everyone liked it.

I still sometimes use Windows XP MS Paint. It doesn't have this weird transparency bullshit that sometimes fucks up in New paint, and the options for selecting colors for your left and right clicks is simpler.

 

[Dan of Steel]

Paintshop Pro was what I used back in the early 2000s to make my own (very bad) custom paint schemes for NASCAR Racing as a kid. I know it has earlier versions going back to the 90s as well. If you want even earlier, there's Deluxe Paint for the Amiga as well.

 

[neger psykolog]

I wanted to goof around and create something like its the 90s. Thing is back then the only program I really knew existed was MS Paint. Did anyone here do art shit back then? Do you remember what you used?

POSER
https://archive.org/details/POSER3 - Poser 3 for Windows 95/98/NT and Power Macintosh

idk what version is shown in the video but it gives some idea of what I can do, it definitely has a certain aesthetic to it that is very, very 90s

You can also look up some of the art software for the Amiga and commodore 64 but they're a bit older than Windows 98 for the most part.

 

[Pedophobe]

CorelDRAW, 3DStudioMAX, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightwave 3D, POV-Ray.

 

[biggacracka]

Not on 98 but on NT4, Bryce3D

 

[Sintharia]

PaintShop Pro was my go-to when I got serious about digital art. However, there were other options, including KidPix, Macromedia Fireworks, etc. I don't remember what I used as a kid to make tessallations, but it was some kind of paint program on the Apple IIe.

 

[GeorgeFloydFentanylStash]

I remember using a pirated copy of Photoshop to make shitty abstract art. Thought it was cool at the time.

 

[Uncle Sid]

Notepad.exe and POV-Ray. Have fun wasting hours and hours figuring out how to render one cube...

 

[GreenTips]

Bryce3D

I learned about Bryce3D from an LGR video a few years ago. It's pretty fun to play around with.

Archive.org has a copy of the Win95 version.

 

[Rango Dango]

there was 3d movie maker, it's for film making, but movies are art too i guess
its open source now as well

 

[⚞⛇⚟]

I'm not sure how widespread it was, but VRML was a way that 3D models were made and distributed in the 90s.
Not gonna lie, I miss the weird obsession with making everything 3D that became popular in the 90s-2000s.

 

[Critical Raxx Theory]

adobe photoshop 5.0. i have it in a bigbox box somewhere. pre online activation too

autocad was around then.
heres a screenshot of autocad r14


amazing that they could sell a new version every year

 

[ForkyMeetsPorky]

Does Microsoft Comic Chat count?

 

[George Lucas]

For 3D, usually SGI workstations were used. I don't think a 90s PC would be useable for 3D modeling beyond a small demo.

For 2D you have a lot of choices, but Deluxe Paint was probably the closest to an industry standard.

 

[WednesdayAddams]

For modding old games back in the day, Milkshape 3D, Photoshop CS2, Lithium Unwrap and later Ultimate Unwrap 3D. Never paid for any of it.